March Blew in Higher U.S. Sales, Experts Say (3/30/18)

March blew in higher U.S. sales, experts say; VW’s plan for diesel bans; Chinese EV for U.S.;...
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U.S. explores including wage factor in NAFTA auto rules, report saysAuto News

Trade negotiators for the United States floated a plan under reworked NAFTA rules stipulating a certain amount of auto production must be carried out in areas with higher salaries, Reuters reported.

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Honda to halt production of the Accord for two weeksAuto News

Honda plans to freeze production of the 2018 Honda Accord at its Marysville, Ohio, plant for two weeks over the next four months, in response to sluggish sales and swollen inventories.

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VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.Auto News

Volkswagen has taken parking lots to a whole new level in the United States -- and will not be emptying them soon.

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Buffett-owned tooling supplier expands suburban Detroit operationAuto News

Berkshire eSupply, a tooling supplier acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway last year, is planning to build a $45 million headquarters in Michigan that could create 240 new jobs.

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Ghosn seeks Renault-Nissan deal for when 'mere mortal' steps inAuto News

Carlos Ghosn has revived two troubled automakers and he's in the midst of doing so with a third. Now, he's poised to undertake what might well be his final act: A full merger of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co.

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Tesla voluntarily recalls 123,000 early Model S vehicles over power steering boltsAuto News

Tesla is voluntarily recalling Model S sedans built before April 2016 in order to replace bolts in the power steering component.

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EPA poised to roll back Obama-era mpg targetsAuto News

The EPA is expected to use a Virginia car dealership on Tuesday as the setting to formally reject the Obama administration's landmark fuel efficiency rules for light vehicles, a move that could put automakers in the middle of a battle between the...

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UAW gained 15,000 members in 2017Auto News

Total membership in the UAW rose 3.6 percent year-over-year to 430,871 in 2017, marking the eighth consecutive year that the union saw an increase in total membership, according to an annual filing with the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Ford CEO Jim Hackett earned $16.3 million in 2017Auto News

Ford CEO Jim Hackett earned salary, bonus and stock awards of more than $16 million in 2017, while adjusted pretax profit for the automaker dropped $1.9 billion from 2016.

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Renault, Nissan Merger Talks? (3/29/18)

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Cadillac 'halo vehicle' not coming until after 2022Auto News

Cadillac will realign its product portfolio and get operations in order before releasing a "halo vehicle."

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Tesla urges workers to disprove 'haters,' ramp up productionAuto News

Tesla exhorted its factory workers to disprove the 'haters' betting against the company wrong and asked for volunteers to join the effort to ramp up output of the crucial Model 3 line.

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Melrose thwarts Dana, wins hostile bid for GKN Auto News

Melrose Industries narrowly clinched an 8 billion-pound ($11 billion) takeover of Britain's GKN, after a three-month battle for control of the engineering giant. The shareholder vote thwarts a proposed tie-up between GKN's auto unit and U.S.

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Dana deal with GKN dead after Melrose wins takeover bidAuto News

Melrose Industries narrowly clinched an 8 billion-pound ($11 billion) takeover of Britain's GKN, after a three-month battle for control of the engineering giant. The shareholder vote is a setback for supplier Dana.

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Melrose, in setback for Dana, wins hostile bid for GKN Auto News

Melrose Industries narrowly clinched an 8 billion-pound ($11 billion) takeover of Britain's GKN, after a three-month battle for control of the engineering giant. The shareholder vote is a setback for supplier Dana.

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Melrose wins bid for GKN with $11 billion hostile offerAuto News

Melrose Industries narrowly clinched an 8 billion-pound ($11 billion) takeover of Britain's GKN, after a three-month battle for control of the engineering giant. The U.K.-based turnaround specialist said 52.

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Uber isolated by partners and competitors in aftermath of crashAuto News

Uber Technologies has found itself isolated a little more than a week after one of its self-driving vehicles hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.

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GM's Cruise CTO departs, citing disagreements with CEO VogtAuto News

Cruise Automation, the self-driving arm of General Motors, said Chief Technology Officer A.G. Gangadhar is departing after less than half a year.

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Uber, Tesla crashes prompt automakers to warn about rivals cutting cornersAuto News

As the auto industry vies to deploy driverless cars, some contenders may be cutting corners in a bid to get ahead, carmakers warned after the first pedestrian death tied to the emerging technology.

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